The McComas Power Index for 2000 NCAA Football. These ratings were lasted updated on June 16, 2011, 5:56 p.m.
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | MPI | Sched (Rk) | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.9717 | 0.5605 (25) | Big 12 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8869 | 0.5833 (12) | Big East |
| 3 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8663 | 0.5624 (21) | Big East |
| 4 | Washington | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8510 | 0.5714 (17) | Pac 10 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8392 | 0.4990 (68) | Pac 10 |
| 6 | Florida State | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.8175 | 0.5991 (5) | ACC |
| 7 | Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.8008 | 0.5677 (20) | Big 12 |
| 8 | Oregon | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7929 | 0.5516 (28) | Pac 10 |
| 9 | Florida | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.7767 | 0.6112 (2) | SEC |
| 10 | Kansas State | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.7661 | 0.5614 (23) | Big 12 |
| 11 | Toledo | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7479 | 0.3496 (111) | MAC |
| 12 | Colorado State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7412 | 0.4146 (103) | MWC |
| 13 | Iowa State | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7331 | 0.5039 (65) | Big 12 |
| 14 | Texas Christian | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7318 | 0.4216 (101) | WAC |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7250 | 0.5614 (22) | Independent |
| 16 | Michigan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7226 | 0.5163 (52) | Big Ten |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7143 | 0.5065 (61) | ACC |
| 18 | Clemson | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.7080 | 0.4930 (75) | ACC |
| 19 | Boise State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7068 | 0.3310 (114) | Big West |
| 20 | Texas | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6912 | 0.4733 (81) | Big 12 |
| 21 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6876 | 0.5315 (40) | CUSA |
| 22 | Louisville | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6841 | 0.4727 (82) | CUSA |
| 23 | Western Michigan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6745 | 0.4513 (92) | MAC |
| 24 | Ohio State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6603 | 0.5491 (29) | Big Ten |
| 25 | Northwestern | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6591 | 0.5352 (36) | Big Ten |
| 26 | Texas-El Paso | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6588 | 0.5048 (64) | WAC |
| 27 | Auburn | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6555 | 0.5435 (34) | SEC |
| 28 | Wisconsin | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.6554 | 0.5584 (26) | Big Ten |
| 29 | Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6543 | 0.5232 (48) | SEC |
| 30 | Air Force | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6541 | 0.4053 (106) | MWC |
| 31 | Mississippi State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6444 | 0.5482 (30) | SEC |
| 32 | Purdue | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6440 | 0.5477 (31) | Big Ten |
| 33 | South Carolina | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6435 | 0.5241 (47) | SEC |
| 34 | Georgia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6370 | 0.5064 (62) | SEC |
| 35 | Louisiana State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6304 | 0.5160 (53) | SEC |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.6202 | 0.5846 (10) | Big 12 |
| 37 | East Carolina | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6179 | 0.5116 (58) | CUSA |
| 38 | Marshall | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.6071 | 0.4650 (86) | MAC |
| 39 | North Carolina State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6071 | 0.4513 (93) | ACC |
| 40 | Boston College | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5963 | 0.5132 (57) | Big East |
| 41 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5959 | 0.5959 (8) | Big East |
| 42 | Central Florida | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5929 | 0.3466 (112) | Independent |
| 43 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5874 | 0.5411 (35) | Big East |
| 44 | Ohio | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5838 | 0.4125 (104) | MAC |
| 45 | Mississippi | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5708 | 0.4987 (70) | SEC |
| 46 | Alabama-Birmingham | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5706 | 0.4477 (94) | CUSA |
| 47 | Fresno State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5703 | 0.4776 (78) | WAC |
| 48 | Texas Tech | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5628 | 0.5264 (45) | Big 12 |
| 49 | San Jose State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5611 | 0.4417 (97) | WAC |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5602 | 0.5049 (63) | CUSA |
| 51 | South Florida | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5532 | 0.1950 (116) | Independent |
| 52 | Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5489 | 0.5711 (18) | Big East |
| 53 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5404 | 0.4578 (89) | MWC |
| 54 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5348 | 0.4760 (79) | MAC |
| 55 | North Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5264 | 0.5321 (39) | ACC |
| 56 | Akron | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5179 | 0.4560 (90) | MAC |
| 57 | UCLA | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5145 | 0.5994 (4) | Pac 10 |
| 58 | Arkansas | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5118 | 0.5269 (44) | SEC |
| 59 | Virginia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5103 | 0.5256 (46) | ACC |
| 60 | Brigham Young | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5041 | 0.5278 (43) | MWC |
| 61 | Arizona State | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4991 | 0.5466 (33) | Pac 10 |
| 62 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4963 | 0.5783 (16) | Pac 10 |
| 63 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4961 | 0.3984 (108) | Independent |
| 64 | Tulane | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4893 | 0.4240 (99) | CUSA |
| 65 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4881 | 0.4378 (98) | MAC |
| 66 | Minnesota | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4846 | 0.4945 (73) | Big Ten |
| 67 | Stanford | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4718 | 0.5939 (9) | Pac 10 |
| 68 | Ball State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4706 | 0.4723 (83) | MAC |
| 69 | Penn State | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4653 | 0.5222 (49) | Big Ten |
| 70 | Michigan State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4614 | 0.5807 (15) | Big Ten |
| 71 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4597 | 0.4924 (76) | Big Ten |
| 72 | Idaho | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4515 | 0.4178 (102) | Big West |
| 73 | Southern California | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4492 | 0.5538 (27) | Pac 10 |
| 74 | Maryland | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4425 | 0.5292 (42) | ACC |
| 75 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4388 | 0.4890 (77) | MWC |
| 76 | Washington State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4305 | 0.5831 (13) | Pac 10 |
| 77 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4170 | 0.5608 (24) | Big 12 |
| 78 | Tulsa | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4085 | 0.4235 (100) | WAC |
| 79 | Utah State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3966 | 0.3570 (110) | Big West |
| 80 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3951 | 0.5159 (54) | Big East |
| 81 | Memphis | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3824 | 0.4658 (85) | CUSA |
| 82 | Utah | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3801 | 0.4712 (84) | MWC |
| 83 | Colorado | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3609 | 0.6212 (1) | Big 12 |
| 84 | Alabama | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3552 | 0.5982 (7) | SEC |
| 85 | Iowa | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.3405 | 0.6083 (3) | Big Ten |
| 86 | California | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3320 | 0.5820 (14) | Pac 10 |
| 87 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3298 | 0.5006 (67) | SEC |
| 88 | San Diego State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3290 | 0.5339 (37) | MWC |
| 89 | Indiana | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3218 | 0.5470 (32) | Big Ten |
| 90 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3155 | 0.5216 (50) | Big 12 |
| 91 | Houston | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3067 | 0.5087 (60) | CUSA |
| 92 | Rutgers | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3052 | 0.5192 (51) | Big East |
| 93 | Missouri | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3042 | 0.5138 (56) | Big 12 |
| 94 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3025 | 0.4987 (69) | MAC |
| 95 | Connecticut | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2896 | 0.3625 (109) | Independent |
| 96 | Rice | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2845 | 0.5312 (41) | WAC |
| 97 | New Mexico State | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2778 | 0.4588 (88) | Big West |
| 98 | Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2745 | 0.5991 (6) | SEC |
| 99 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2636 | 0.4747 (80) | WAC |
| 100 | Bowling Green State | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2566 | 0.4982 (71) | MAC |
| 101 | Baylor | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2533 | 0.5836 (11) | Big 12 |
| 102 | Hawaii | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2525 | 0.4428 (96) | WAC |
| 103 | Nevada | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.2518 | 0.5115 (59) | WAC |
| 104 | Central Michigan | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2482 | 0.5148 (55) | MAC |
| 105 | North Texas | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2383 | 0.4006 (107) | Big West |
| 106 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.2300 | 0.4110 (105) | Independent |
| 107 | Buffalo | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2230 | 0.4461 (95) | MAC |
| 108 | Wake Forest | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.1996 | 0.4590 (87) | ACC |
| 109 | Wyoming | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1754 | 0.5007 (66) | MWC |
| 110 | Arkansas State | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1623 | 0.4981 (72) | Big West |
| 111 | Kent | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1603 | 0.4523 (91) | MAC |
| 112 | Army | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1599 | 0.4932 (74) | CUSA |
| 113 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1453 | 0.3226 (115) | Independent |
| 114 | Navy | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1419 | 0.5330 (38) | Independent |
| 115 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1265 | 0.3310 (113) | Independent |
| 116 | Duke | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.1069 | 0.5706 (19) | ACC |